Where does “藤原” come from?
藤原 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 藤, from Old Japanese 藤, from Proto-Oceanic pudi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian punti, from Proto-Austronesian punti — banana.
Ancestry of “藤原”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 藤 | a wisteria, "especially" the Japanese wisteria,... |
| 2 | Old Japanese | 藤 | {{taxlink|Wisteria... |
| 3 | Proto-Oceanic | pudi | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | punti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | punti | banana |